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Lady Gaga is picked up by a fan at a concert when his leg buckles sending them to the floor

Lady Gaga was involved in a scary accident during her Las Vegas show. The 33-year-old and a fan were dancing on stage when they both fell off. Gaga had her legs wrapped around a fan's waist before the fall.




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Lady Gaga is magical in her unicorn Halloween costume as she parties after her Vegas concert

Lady Gaga headed out to the club after her Vegas residency performance on Halloween while dressed as a unicorn. Her costumed dancing happened just before news of her new film role.




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Lady Gaga and The Doors' Robby Krieger surprise crowd at Vegas jazz concert by Brian Newman

In typically over-the-top style Gaga crawled seductively around the stage during her performance, as Newman played the trumpet behind her.




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Lady Gaga joins Elton John's coronavirus benefit concert and lends support to WHO on 34th birthday

Lady Gaga will join Elton John's coronavirus benefit concert and offers to lend her support to World Health Organization as she celebrates 34th birthday.




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Delta Goodrem stuns fans at Lady Gaga's Global Citizen One World benefit concert

Delta Goodrem earned herself an army of new fans on Sunday morning. 




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Lady Gaga breaks down in tears addressing fans before her star-studded One World concert

The A Star Is Born lead gushed: 'You're all so special, the world is a special place and we're all together at home, and we're one world.' She went live on Instagram while lying in bed.




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Maren Morris makes first appearance since birth of son Hayes on One World: Together at Home concert

Maren Morris was one of many musical talents to lend their voice to Lady Gaga's star-studded Global Citizen One World: Together at Home concert on Saturday.




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Michael Buble covers The Beach Boys classic God Only Knows for Global Citizen's concert 

Michael Buble lent his classic crooner voice to Lady Gaga's star-studded Global Citizen One World: Together at Home concert on Saturday.




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John Legend and Sam Smith team up for beautiful Stand By Me duet during One World streaming concert 

Smith teased a glimpse of their Oscar and four Grammy Awards. Legend also revealed his awards collection on the shelf next to him, which included a full EGOT and then some.




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One World: Together At Home concert raises $127.9 MILLION for coronavirus relief efforts

On Saturday night the world's biggest pop stars worked together to pull off a unique concert on titled One World: Together At Home, which was curated by Lady Gaga.




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Kacey Musgraves inspires during performance of song Rainbow for One World: Together at Home concert

Kacey Musgraves got behind the piano on Saturday to take part in Lady Gaga's star-studded Global Citizen One World: Together at Home concert.




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Lady Gaga's star-studded One World: Together At Home concert pulls in over 14 million TV viewers

The One World: Together At Home extravaganza curated by Lady Gaga, 34, on Saturday night pulled in more than 14 million viewers on US network television.




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One World: Together at Home concert gives glimpses of the lavish homes owned by stars

Celebrities from across the nation gathered virtually on Saturday to appear during Lady Gaga's Global Citizen One World: Together at Home concert on ABC.




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Stevie Wonder honors Bill Withers and sings Lean On Me for One World: Together At Home concert

Stevie Wonder paid tribute to the late Bill Withers and delivered a riveting rendition of his song Lean On Me during the One World: Together At Home coronavirus concert on Saturday.




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Billie Eilish and Finneas to livestream performance from their home for Pay It Forward Live concert 

The When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? collaborators are set to join the Verizon fundraising initiative from their home.




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Harry Styles and Millie Bobby Brown send fans wild as they party together at Ariana Grande concert

Harry Styles attended Ariana Grande's Sweetener tour in London on Saturday. Fans went wild after spotting the hitmaker dancing with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, 15.




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Jessica Gomes attends a Harry Styles concert in Los Angeles

Jessica Gomes announced on Instagram last week that she's leaving Australian department store David Jones, after eight years as brand ambassador.




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Harry Styles looks like a 70s dream as he invites Stevie Nicks on stage during sold out LA concert

The English heartthrob, 25, was in peak form as he took the stage to serenade the packed stadium. Fans were in for a special surprise that evening, as Harry invited the one and only Stevie Nicks.




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Mother recreates a Harry Style concert for her daughter during the lockdown in hilarious video

Paula Holmes, from Lancashire, recreated a Harry Styles concert for her daughter Charley, 16, to cheer her up during lockdown after her prom, GCSEs and last day of school were cancelled.




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Michelle Obama enjoys Christina Aguilera's Las Vegas concert

The former First Lady of the United States attended Christina Aguilera's The Xperience concert at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater in Las Vegas where a male dancer twerked near her.




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Brad Pitt attends Thundercat concert in LA with mystery female

Fans had been hoping that Brad Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston might get back together after some cosy displays during awards season. 




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Travis Scott's Fortnite concert gets taken over by Stormi while Kylie Jenner calls her a messy eater

The rapper was in the midst of the first of his virtual concerts in the online game Fortnite when he let Stormi take over for a bit. Later, her mother Kylie Jenner shared a cute video of her after dinner.




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Chris Brown sued by fan shot at one of his concerts in San Jose

Paul Briley was one of the five people hit by bullets during a party hosted by the 26-year-old in San Jose in January. Lawyers siad the Grammy winner failed to implement adequate security




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Chris Brown announces Australian concerts and is seeking visa to enter New Zealand

Chris Brown is scheduled to play in three concerts in Australia this year, but may not be able to play the Vector Arena show he has booked for December 18th in Auckland.




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Kylie Jenner goes back to black hair after a fan yanked her green locks post Chris Brown concert

The 18-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star went back to her dark roots as she stepped out with her head covered by a baseball cap - after her hair was reportedly the focus of the attacker's attention




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Malcolm Turnbull hints Chris Brown could be denied visa for Australian concerts

It appears American singer Chris Brown might be unable to perform at his scheduled Australian concert dates after comments made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.




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Chris Brown banned from Australia ahead of concerts after assaulting ex Rihanna

The father-of-one now has 28 days to plead his case, as tickets for his December gigs set to go on sale on Monday.




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Chris Brown concert tickets go on sale for a whopping $600-a-pop even though singer is banned from entering Australia after assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna

Tickets for Chris Brown's concert One Hell Of A Nite have gone on sale, even though he has been banned from performing in Australia after his conviction for beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna.




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Chris Brown and Tyga join Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa perform at holiday concert

The R&B singer and rapper rang in the holidays at the star-studded Cali Christmas concert at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday. Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar also performed.




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Chris Brown 'sues concert promoter citing distress'

The 28-year-old Grammy-winner said that he suffered 'extreme' emotional distress when he was not initially permitted to leave the country in July of 2015 after a concert.




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Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen take children to concert

Erstwhile spouses Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen took their two daughters, 12-year-old Sam and 11-year-old Lola, to a Twenty-One Pilots concert in Anaheim on Wednesday.




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Charlie Sheen is a cool dad as he takes daughters Sam, 15, and Lola, 14, to Billie Eilish concert

The acctor, 53, posed for a photo with his arms around the girls who are now nearly as tall as their famous father.




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Gwen Stefani has a blast at Blake Shelton's concert

They've been dating since 2015. And on Saturday, Gwen Stefani proved her relationship with Voice co-host Blake Shelton is still going strong when she Insta-storied a video of herself supporting him.




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Jennifer Lopez slips figure into revealing leotard for her FIRST ever concert in Egypt

Jennifer Lopez has played her stadium-packing shows all over the globe, but she's never played in Egypt before. She changed that on Friday with a performance in the Middle Eastern nation.




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Victoria Beckham joins David in message for One World Together concert

Speaking from their country home the couple admitted that 'if there's any silver lining' to come from the global pandemic, it's that 'we can spend time together as a family.'




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Jessie J debuts luscious new hair color as she stops in Romania amid whirlwind European concert tour

She is on a whirlwind concert tour of Europe. But Jessie J found some time to have her hair changed from its previous nearly black to a luscious brown shade that transitioned into blonde.




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Jessie J puts on a busty display in an orange dress as she joins Channing Tatum after her LA concert

The Bang Bang singer, 31, looked every inch the superstar as she left her concert at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Saturday with her supportive boyfriend Channing Tatum.




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Cate Blanchett exudes elegance in velvet blazer and black trousers as she attends Christmas concert

The actress, 50, looked nothing short of sensational as she arrived at the Fayre of St James Christmas Carol Concert at St James's Church in Piccadilly, London on Tuesday.




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Beyonce and Jay-Z concertgoer says Rose Bowl's poor parking lot lighting led to injurious fall

Sara Vahabi said in court docs that she attended the September 23, 2018 show- which was in their On the Run II tour - and left her purse at a tent for check ins prior to going into the venue.




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Orpheus Pledger leads arrivals at 5 Seconds of Summer Sydney concert

Orpheus Pledger led the arrivals at the Five Seconds for Summer concert at the Metro in Sydney.




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Concertista romps home to victory Mares Novice Hurdle as 100-1 shot Rayna's World finishes third

The horse emerged triumphant at the 4.50pm race, well ahead of Dolcita and 100-1 shot Rayna's World in second and third respectively.




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Taylor Swift unveils 'City of Lover' concert special for ABC

Pop star Taylor Swift has announced an hour-long concert special "City of Lover" which will air on ABC. The announcement comes weeks after Swift was forced to cancel all of her 2020 live appearances and performances, including "Lover Fest East" and "Lover Fest West" , due to coronavirus pandemic. The special, which will air on May 17, was filmed in September at the L'Olympia Theater in Paris, where she performed in front of audiences from 37 countries. It will be available for streaming on Disney Plus and Hulu on May 18. "Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in Paris in September and thought it'd be fun to share it with you. May 17 at 10p ET on @abcnetwork and available the next day on @hulu and @disneyplus !#TaylorSwiftCityOfLover" the 30-year-old singer tweeted on Friday. The musical event gives fans unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments with the artist and marks her only concert performance this year, ABC Network said in a press ...




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Watch: Virtual Concert by Siblings on Rabindranath Tagore's Birth Anniversary

However, this year the celebrations are understandably muted due to the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown.




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I For India: Will Smith-Mick Jagger Join Hands With Shah Rukh Khan For India's Coronavirus Concert

The Rolling Stones' rock legend Mick Jagger and American actor Will Smith, on Sunday, joined Bollywood actors for the four-hour concert, that happened on Sunday itself, to raise funds for India's battle against the novel Coronavirus. Some of the other stars




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Green Day, BTS, The Pixies, Stormzy: World Tour Concerts Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now spread over at least 53 countries and has infected more than 82,000 people with a death toll of more than 2,800 people. Since health scares have been increasing all over the world, it has also affected the




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San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch

Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five-foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it.




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The Concerts Office Responds to Corona Virus

March 17, 2020

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The Concerts Office Responds to Corona Virus

On Thursday, March 13, the Library of Congress closed all Library buildings to the public. Within a few days, all public events in March and April were canceled. These cancellations are a measure of caution to promote social distancing and to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The events affected include:

  • March 17, Takács Quartet
  • March 18, Tabea Zimmerman and Javier Perianes
  • March 28, “Manuscript Music for Men’s Chorus”
  • March 31, “Japanese American Influence in Appalachian Spring”
  • April 4, Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher
  • April 9, Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool
  • April 16, The Ballad of Fred Hersch
  • April 17, Bang On A Can All-Stars: Field Recordings
  • April 23, The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
  • April 25, “The Beethoven Complex”
  • May 1, Flux Quartet with Oliver Lake & Donal Fox
  • May 2, Flux Quartet with Donal Fox
  • May 8, International Contemporary Ensemble

The Concert Office will attempt to reschedule performances subject to artist and space availability.

We have received inquiries about presenting our concerts via webcast. We are unable to implement that option because many of our artists are restricted from traveling to our location. 

To promote social distancing within the Library, Concert Office staff, as well as many other Music Division staff, are teleworking; therefore, if you need to reach the office, please contact us by email at concerts@loc.gov.

Do you need ideas on how to cope with social distancing? We have a few suggestions for your consideration. This is the perfect time to visit our YouTube channel and revive some of your favorite performances of Concerts from the Library of Congress. You can visit our YouTube channel here. In addition, please visit and learn more about our online music collections. You can visit our online collections here Digital Music Collections. Lastly, on March 29, you can watch the PBS premiere of the 2020 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Concert celebrating Garth Brooks. Here is the link 2020 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

We want to send a heartfelt thank you to all our fellow artists and patrons for their support and understanding of the current situation. We want to reassure you that Concerts from the Library of Congress cares for the safety of all its patrons, artists, and staff. We wish all of you health, and we hope that soon we will be able to go back to our normal operations.

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Pick of the Week from Concerts from The Library of Congress

March 30, 2020

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The music never stops at Concerts from the Library of Congress. You can enjoy many FREE videos of past performances from the Library of Congress. To guide you through your options, the Concert Office has created Pick of the Week. Every week, we will send you a list of performances for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home. But remember, these are our suggestions, there are many more options at Concerts from The Library of Congress

Kristian Bezuidenhout

In 2016 fortepiano phenomenon Kristian Bezuidenhout brought this unique instrument to life in a rare treat for Coolidge audiences. Known for his thoughtful and energetic performances of concerti, Lieder, chamber music and solo repertoire, Bezuidenhout trains his eye on some of the riches of the mid-1790s for his appearance at the Library.

Doric Quartet

In 2018, The Doric Quartet performed Beethoven’s op. 130 with its original finale, the still avant-garde Grosse Fuge at the Concerts from the Library of Congress. Charismatic, commanding performances and eloquent recordings of the complete Schumann and Korngold quartets explain Gramophone’s description of the group: “musicians with fascinating things to say.”

Europa Galante Concert

Revived the 2018 performance of Europa Galante.  Founded by the brilliant violinist and conductor Fabio Biondi, Italy’s Europa Galante is one of the world’s most admired period performance ensembles, particularly known for masterly performances of the music of Antonio Vivaldi. The concert highlighted two of his dazzlingly imaginative Concerti dell’ Addio, the Farewell Concertos written in the final year of his life, and works by Venetian and Viennese contemporaries who may have influenced him.

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Pick of the Weekend from Concerts from The Library of Congress

April 3, 2020

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The weekend is here and Concerts from the Library of Congress brings you...Pick of the Weekend, free video performances to keep you company. 


This weekend's pick is dedicated to our colleague Larry Applebaum who is retiring from the Music Division after four decades of creative and innovative work. 
For this Pick of the Weekend we are sharing with you some of his great interviews with jazz masters and the artists' performances at the Library.  For more of Larry's story at the Library of Congress, here is a link to his most recent blog post


Abdullah Ibrahim & Larry Appelbaum in Conversation

Abdullah Ibrahim talks with Larry Appelbaum about jazz as part of the Library of Congress Jazz Scholars program.

Abdullah Ibrahim Concert

Jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim celebrated his Library of Congress residency with a captivating concert that left the audience in awe of his authenticity as a performer. A onetime protégé of Duke Ellington, Ibrahim has become a cultural icon in his native South Africa, through his commitment to expanding music education opportunities and developing the nation’s unique jazz scene.

 


Maria Schneider & Larry Applebaum in Conversation

Jazz artist Maria Schneider discusses her approach to the creative process and her collaboration with David Bowie in an interview with Larry Appelbaum. Recorded in conjunction with the world premiere of Schneider's Library of Congress commission "Data Lords," presented in association with the Reva and David Logan Foundation.

Maria Schneider Concert

Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and beyond categorization.” The multiple GRAMMY® award-winning composer and bandleader spent a packed week at the Library on the spring of 2016 for a special residency project. On the agenda were explorations of the Library’s treasure trove of scores and memorabilia, plus workshops for students and conversations with curators. Schneider conducted her terrific orchestra—a crack 17-member collective made up of many of the finest jazz musicians performing —and unveiled her new Library of Congress commission, created through the support of the Reva and David Logan Foundation, in memory of David Logan.


A Conversation With Dafnis Prieto and Larry Appelbaum

Host of WPFW's "Sound of Surprise" Larry Appelbaum of the Library of Congress' Music Division, interviews Dafnis Prieto.

Dafnis Prieto SÍ O SÍ Quartet Concert

with guest artist, Christian Howes, violin
“Prieto’s music explodes with energy… original compositions with a singular passion and intensity.”

Cuban-born composer and drummer Dafnis Prieto is unquestionably one of the most important leaders of the New Latin Jazz movement.  He has wonderfully blurred the line between traditional Latin-jazz and 21-century postbop, fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz harmonies.

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Pick of the Week from Concerts from The Library of Congress

April 6, 2020

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Hello Music News subscriber!

The music never stops at Concerts from the Library of Congress. You can enjoy many FREE videos of past performances from the Library of Congress. To guide you through your options, the Concert Office has created Pick of the Week. Every week, we will send you a list of performances for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home. But remember, these are our suggestions, there are many more options at Concerts from The Library of Congress. 

Minguet Quartett

Regulars at major music festivals and concert halls across the globe, this award-winning quartet takes its name from 18th-century Spanish philosopher Pablo Minguet, who wished to make the arts accessible to everyone. Champions of contemporary composers like Rihm and Stockhausen, the Minguet is equally at home with Romantic masters. Treasures both new and well-known are on offer in this beautiful program, including favorites by Czech composers and a transcription of one of Gustav Mahler’s most affecting lieder.

Ensemble Signal 

In 2017, our season opened with an extraordinary evening of chamber works by a pioneering composer whose music has profoundly influenced composers and musicians worldwide. The Library and Washington Performing Arts joined forces to present this special concert featuring the East Coast premiere of Runner, for winds, percussion, strings, and two pianos. Brad Lubman conducts the fearless supergroup Ensemble Signal, which has enjoyed a long and cordial relationship with the composer.

Roger Steffens: Oral History of Bob Marley

Reggae historian and collector Roger Steffens’ new book So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley (W.W. Norton Press) isa rich new oral biography” (New York Times) offering the author’s intimate, revelatory interviews with Marley’s family and musical partners. Steffens speaks from the expert viewpoint of a journalist, musician and producer known for four decades of reggae scholarship as well as tours with the artist, and the impressive resources of his own Marley collection of recordings and memorabilia, the world’s largest.

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